HomeMy WebLinkAbout063 - 07/07/2015 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO ORDINANCE NO. 063, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES FUND FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Safe Routes to School Program established by the Colorado Department
of Transportation (CDOT) is designed to promote the safety of students traveling to and from
school and to encourage more students to choose walking or bicycling to and from school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins FC Moves Department has received a federal grant
through the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in the amount of $55,038 for the
Safe Routes to School Program; and
WHEREAS, no matching funds are required for this grant; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to implement a new school-rotation schedule
which will ensure that students in all public schools in Fort Collins receive bike-ped safety
education on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, the following' fourteen schools are scheduled to receive programming
through this grant: Linton Elementary, Tavelli Elementary, Werner Elementary, Cottonwood
Plains Elementary, Coyote Ridge Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Lab School, Lopez
Elementary, McGraw Elementary, Zach Elementary, Kinard Middle School, Lesher Middle
School, Preston Middle School and Webber Middle School; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to make
supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the
total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous
appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the grant funds as
described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Transportation Services
Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund
during any fiscal year; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Transportation Services Fund the sum of FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND THIRTY-EIGHT
DOLLARS ($55,038) for the Safe Routes to School program.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
June, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of July, A.D. 2015.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of July, A.D. 2015.
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